The Phillipsburg Panthers beat the visiting Oakley Plainsmen basketball team by a margin of 75-60 in Friday's league game.

The Panthers now have a 1-0 record. They play next when they travel to St. John's/Tipton Catholic for a non-league game on Monday, December 8. Phillipsburg will confront a Blujays team coming off a 77-38 league win over Natoma (Natoma, KS). The Blujays record now stands at 1-1.

With the loss, Oakley falls to 0-1 on the campaign. The Plainsmen travel to Dighton (Dighton, KS) to confront the Hornets in a non-league game on Tuesday, December 9. The Hornets go into the game with a record of 0-1. Dighton lost 86-53 in their recent non-league outing against Trego (WaKeeney, KS)